Daily+Agendas+-+October+2012

=Daily Agendas - October 2012=

[ 10.31.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Reading poetry" -- What do you do when you read a poem? Explain the steps you go through. Do you approach reading a poem differently than other types of writing? If so, how? If not, why not?
 * Mini-lesson: 11 steps for reading a poem (found on the bottom of the Poetry Out Loud page)
 * Homework: Ishmael key quotes due tomorrow -- must be posted on Collaborize Classroom by the beginning of class

[ 10.30.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Public speaking" -- What makes a good public speaker? What does good public speaking look, sound, and feel like? What do good public speakers NOT do?
 * View and critique Poetry Out Loud recitation example
 * Begin Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw
 * Homework: rubric jigsaw presentations on Friday

[ 10.29.2012 ]
Two hour delay due to inclement weather -- 45-minute periods
 * Warm-up: "//Ishmael// big ideas" -- What big ideas does Daniel Quinn address in //Ishmael//? What points do you believe he is trying to make?
 * Work on finding Ishmael key quotes
 * Homework: key quotes with explanations due Thursday (for Paideia discussion)

[ 10.26.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Sign on to Thinkgateand complete the questions on run-ons and fragments.
 * RWWS 3: 710502821
 * RWWS 4: 710552821
 * Continue browsing the Poetry Out Loud online collection
 * Homework: Poem selections due Monday (submitted through the poem choice form)

[ 10.25.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Poetry" -- What are you thoughts about poetry? Do you like reading or writing poems? Why or why not? What poetry have you had experience with? Do you have a favorite poem? If so, what is it?
 * Mini-lesson: Correcting run-ons (continued)
 * Introduction to Poetry Out Loud -- view an example
 * Browse the POL online anthology and make preliminary choices
 * Homework:
 * Finish Neuse River Anthology proposal
 * Poem selections due Monday (submitted through the poem choice form)

[ 10.24.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Sentence corrections" -- Correct each of the following sentences:
 * 1) As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.
 * 2) During English class, Anthony kept flirting with RaShaunda because his behavior was keeping Shenicka from understanding the lecture, Shenicka whacked him over the head with her heavy dictionary.
 * 3) In preparation for the quiz, La'Mia studied comma splices and fused sentences until she thought her brain would burst, finally, she put away her notes, convinced that she would remember the rules even on her death bed.
 * Mini-lesson: Correcting run-ons
 * Share Daniel Wallace reflections
 * Work on Neuse River Anthology proposals -- Brainstorm on paper FIRST, then complete the digital form
 * Homework: Neuse River Anthology proposals due Friday

[ 10.23.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "First nine weeks reflection" -- Answer all parts:
 * In your own words, using 1-2 sentences for each:
 * Define //responsibility.//
 * Define //respect.//
 * Define //excellence//.
 * (3-5 sentences) How do you feel about your work during the first nine weeks? What did you do well? What could you have done differently? What expectations are you setting for yourself in the next nine-week period?
 * Discuss expectations
 * Homework: Mountain field trip writing revisions must be submitted by 9:00 AM Thursday. Put a star on the rubric next to the pieces you chose to revise.

[ 10.22.2012 ]

 * Skype session with Daniel Wallace
 * Homework:
 * Write a one-page (minimum -- you can do more), MLA-formatted reflection on our conversation with Daniel Wallace. What did you like and/or dislike? What did you find out about being an author, getting published, and engaging in the creative process? What else did you learn? How will the information from this conversation affect your work on the Neuse River Anthology? What other thoughts do you have about the experience? Your reflection should be uploaded to Engrade by the beginning of class tomorrow.
 * EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Watch tonight's presidential debate (available on any broadcast network, YouTube, or Public Radio East -- 88.5/91.5 FM) and write a two page reflection (using proper MLA formatting). What did you learn from the debate? Do you think debates are a good way for voters to make their decision? Why or why not? In your opinion, who won and why? Who would you vote for (if you could) and why? What other thoughts do you have about the debate? Your completed reflection is worth up to 150 points and is due (uploaded to Engrade) at the beginning of class on **Wednesday, October 24.**

[ 10.19.2012 ]

 * Field trip to see //Bugsy Malone, Jr.//
 * Homework:
 * Finish section 8 of //Ishmael//
 * EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Saturday, October 20 is the National Day on Writing. For extra credit, take time on Saturday to go to a location that inspires you (e.g. somewhere in nature, a coffee shop, your bedroom...whatever inspires you) and spend at least one hour writing. You may write on any topic of your choice in any form that you choose (e.g. short story, poem, play, etc). Take your work through the steps of the writing process and bring a polished, MLA-formatted final draft of at least two pages in length to school on Monday. No late submissions will be accepted -- either you have the extra credit completed on Monday, or you don't. You can earn up to 150 extra points for this optional assignment.

[ 10.18.2012 ]
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 * Warm-up: Prepare for today's reading by doing the following --
 * 1) Sign in to your Google Drive and create a new document in your RWWS folder titled as follows (including punctuation): "Laura, Linda, Sweetie Pie," by Daniel Wallace
 * 2) Download [[file:Wallace, Daniel - Laura, Linda, Sweetie Pie.doc|the story]] and copy and paste its text (only that of the story, starting with its title) into your new Google Doc. (After you paste, the paragraph breaks may disappear; add them in if necessary.)
 * 3) Begin reading the story, adding comments as you go.
 * Read/discuss "Laura, Linda, Sweetie Pie"
 * Read the story once, adding comments as you do so.
 * After you finish the story, read it a second time. What do you notice this time that you didn't on the first reading? Continue to add comments.
 * After your second reading, answer the following questions using 3-5 detail, thoughtful, complete sentences each. Type your answers immediately following the story itself.
 * 1) Where and when do you think this story is set? Why?
 * 2) The protagonist (main character) of the story -- the author -- is never named. What name would you give him, and why? Why might Wallace have chosen not to provide a name?
 * 3) Who/what is the antagonist (the person/thing causing the conflict)? What is the conflict?
 * 4) What do you think is the climax of the story? Why?
 * 5) What single sentence do you think is most significant? Why? (Interpret "significance" however you see fit.)
 * 6) What message/universal truth/lesson can readers take away from this story? (Or, to put it slightly differently, how might this story apply to our own lives?)
 * 7) What, if anything, does this story have to say about the creative process? How does the protagonist's creative process compare to/contrast with your own?
 * Discuss Skype session protocol/etiquette and begin brainstorming questions
 * Homework:
 * Submit 3-5 thoughtful questions for Daniel Wallace via the Google Form
 * Writing from the mountain field trip (an assignment worth 340 points in total) will be collected tomorrow morning

[ 10.17.2012 ]
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 * Warm-up: "What's wrong with this sentence?" -- Identify the type of grammatical error in each sentence, then explain how you know. (You may want to look again at the Grammar Bytes slideshowabout run-ons.)
 * Julie is a real hypochondriac when her stomach hurts, she is certain that she has a bleeding ulcer, and if she has a backache, she believes that she has cancer of the spine.
 * My cat Buster loves to nap on warm appliances when he sleeps on top of the television, his tail swipes the screen like a windshield wiper.
 * Ever since Andre peeked at Melissa's paper during the biology exam.
 * Share team mission statements
 * Mini-lesson: fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences
 * Thinkgate assessment on fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences -- Sign in herewith the test ID for your class:
 * RWWS 3: 710502126
 * RWWS 4: 710552126
 * Continue chart paper outline
 * Homework:
 * Read //Ishmael// 8.7-8.8
 * Writing from the mountain field trip (an assignment worth 340 points in total) will be collected Friday

[ 10.16.2012 ]
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 * Warm-up:
 * Find your new seat
 * Begin completing step one of Creating a Mission Statement
 * Create and share mission statements for our new teams
 * Continue discussing chart paper outline
 * Read //Ishmael//
 * Homework:
 * Read //Ishmael// 8.6
 * Writing from the mountain field trip (an assignment worth 340 points in total) will be collected Friday

[ 10.15.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Fall break" -- What did you do over fall break? Describe/explain in detail.
 * Mountain field trip plus/delta
 * Finish discussing transcendentalism -- How did your own experience in nature compare to Emerson's?
 * Homework:
 * Read //Ishmael// 8.4 - 8.5
 * View Grammar Bytes slideshow on run-on sentences; bring any questions to class tomorrow
 * Writing from the mountain field trip will be collected Friday

[ 10.05.2012 ]
Mountain Field Trip -- Day 03
 * Complete the activities for Day 03 of the mountain field trip
 * If you have time left, continue reading //Ishmael//

[ 10.04.2012 ]
Mountain Field Trip -- Day 02
 * Complete the activities for Day 02 of the mountain field trip
 * If you have time left, continue reading //Ishmael//

[ 10.03.2012 ]
Mountain Field Trip -- Day 01
 * Complete the activities for Day 01 of the mountain field trip
 * If you have time left, continue reading //Ishmael//

[ 10.02.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Nature" -- When was the last time you were out experiencing nature? Describe that experience in detail -- where you were, what you did, and -- most importantly -- how you felt.
 * Finish reading //Nature// and discuss transcendentalism
 * Mini-lesson: following directions
 * Homework:
 * Pack for the mountain trip -- pack light, and follow the [[file:MountainTripPackList.pdf|pack list]]
 * Go to bed early
 * Eat breakfast
 * Be at CEC tomorrow no later than 5:30 AM

[ 10.01.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "'Tumor' thoughts" -- What thoughts do you have about Sherman Alexie's story "The Approximate Size of My Favorite Tumor"? Did you like it? Why or why not? What did it show you about the native American experience?
 * Discuss "Tumor;" compare/contrast it with the Burnett letter
 * Begin transcendentalism readings using literacy circle roles -- set these up the same way you did the Burnett letter:
 * Download the [[file:TranscendentalismReadings.doc|Word document]] with the readings, then re-upload it to your Google Drive
 * Convert the document (if necessary)
 * Create your notes document
 * Name the file "Transcendentalism readings notes"
 * Organize your notes as follows:
 * //Nature//
 * Summary
 * Literacy circle role -- (role here)
 * //Ishmael//
 * //Walden//
 * Summary
 * Literacy circle role -- (role here)
 * //Ishmael//
 * Read and insert comments, then take notes
 * Read again (for your literacy circle role) and complete notes
 * Make notes on connections to //Ishmael// (after, if necessary, a third reading)
 * Homework: Read ONLY the selection from //Nature// (i.e. pages one and two). Use the same literacy circle role that you did for the Burnett letter.